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Virginia State Police initiated a pursuit as they attempted to stop a suspected stolen vehicle Monday night, according to police. The pursuit ended with a trooper’s vehcile crashed into a power pole and several occupants of the suspected vehicle in the hospital with injuries. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports, 

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Two men were killed and two were injured in Chantilly, Virginia, early Friday after a Ford Mustang hit a tree and rolled over, authorities said. The driver of the Mustang was at the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and Tall Cedars Parkway, just south of Dulles International Airport, and heading east when the crash happened about 12:30 a.m., the Loudoun…

Two people were killed and two others were injured in Chantilly, Virginia, early Friday after a driver in a Ford Mustang hit a tree and rolled over, authorities said. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Virginia native Glory Edim is known for her literary community “Well-Read Black Girl,” where she reads and reflects on literary work by Black women. News4’s Jummy Olabanji talks with Edim about her memoir “Gather Me,” in which she credits books that shaped her into who she is today. 

Second City has returned to Woolly Mammoth Theatre. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke with on one of the show’s stars.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares says he will seek reelection next year as the state’s top prosecutor. Monday’s announcement quells talk of a potential gubernatorial bid. Miyares was first elected as attorney general in 2021 after serving as a local attorney and member of the House of Delegates from Virginia Beach. He defeated two-term Democrat Mark Herring and quickly fashioned...

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The DowntownDC Holiday Market is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is getting a new look! News4’s Molette Green, who is also the MC, talks to Downtown BID’s Ebony Walton about its new features and what to expect. 

Del. Suhas Subramanyam was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, leaving his seat in the Virginia state legislature empty.

Protections for reproductive rights, marriage equality and the restoration of voting rights for some felons could be enshrined in the Virginia state Constitution, if a measure begun on Wednesday in the state’s General Assembly is seen through to the end.

Annandale High School in Fairfax County has been recognized nationally as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School. The school creates an inclusive environment where there are 60 students with severe disabilities. News4’s Molette Green reports.

A driver is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly hit a 73-year-old farmer who was checking his mail in Fauquier County, Virginia and drove away, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, was arrested and taken into custody without incident at his home in Catlett, Virginia, on Wednesday, Virginia state police said. He is also charged with felony…

One of the drivers who were involved in the Fauquier County hit-and-run that killed a 73-year-old farmer has been arrested, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, now faces several charges. 

The mother of Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot by U.S. Park Police officers in Northern Virginia nearly seven years ago, speaks out after those officers were cleared. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told NBC News he recently “made a mistake” mixing Ambien and alcohol ahead of a flight and was “briefly detained” by police.

The Ghaisar family has said the officers violated their own policies by chasing Ghaisar, who was unarmed when they opened fire. The family did receive a $5 million settlement from the government last year in a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful death.

Federal investigators cleared the two U.S. Park Police officers who were charged after the 2017 police shooting of accountant Bijan Ghaisar after a chase on the George Washington Parkway.

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News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis about the seven teens charged in a crime spree, the arrests made in the daytime street racing in Tysons and how license plate readers make for smarter policing.